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Previewing Day 2 of the NFL Wild Card Weekend Slate

If you’re Roger Goodell, you’re probably throwing a party in your New York City mansion after the electrifying football we saw yesterday. Day one of the NFL Wild Card weekend was as…

January 11, 2026, 9:32 am

NFL

by Mark Heaney

Highlighting the NFL’s 2 Saturday Wild Card Matchups

Playoff football has arrived! After 18 consecutive weeks of the regular season, it is now “Wild Card Weekend,” and it kicks off with two Saturday NFC games. This postseason has been hyped…

January 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

Football player wearing a Dallas Cowboys uniform preparing to throw a football during a game.

NFC East

by Cody Warren

At 6% Playoff Odds, Dallas Must Run the Table

When the Cowboys dropped to 6-6-1 after the Thursday night loss to Detroit, I felt what a lot of us felt, that punch in the gut that told us the playoff hunt…

December 8, 2025, 8:00 am

A professional football player from the Dallas Cowboys holding a football on the field during a game. The player is wearing a white jersey with the number 3, helmet, and black gloves, with other players and fans visible in the background.

NFC East

by Cody Warren

The 2025 NFC Playoff Window Still Open After Vegas Win

The NFL playoff picture shifted on Monday night — not dramatically, but meaningfully. The Dallas Cowboys’ 33-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders didn’t vault them into the postseason bracket, nor did…

November 19, 2025, 8:00 am

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

A few wild card surprises this week

It was a tale of two conferences in the wild card round this past weekend. Especially when it came to my picks. In the AFC the three division-winning home teams cruised to…

January 14, 2025, 8:00 am

Cowboys search for answers after another embarrassing home loss 1

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Pigskin prognostication: Picking the wild card winners

Well, since the Dallas Cowboys aren’t around in the postseason this year, let’s take a crack at picking this weekend’s wild card round winners, shall we? While the Cowboys will be watching…

January 11, 2025, 6:00 am

Presidential elections and the Dallas Cowboys: Historical Analysis

NFC East

by Richard Paolinelli

Presidential elections & the Dallas Cowboys: An Historical Analysis

With training camp set to open on Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys officially begin their run on a new NFL season. We rarely mix sports and politics around here, but the fact is…

July 21, 2024, 7:00 am

Trying To Make Sense of the Latest Cowboys' Playoff Loss

Game Coverage

by Mario Herrera Jr.

Trying To Make Sense of the Latest Cowboys’ Playoff Loss

Three days removed from the worst postseason performance I’ve ever seen in my lifetime of watching the Dallas Cowboys, it still doesn’t feel real. Apparently, it wasn’t only the worst postseason loss…

January 18, 2024, 9:00 am

Cowboys

by Mario Herrera Jr.

A Letter To the Dallas Cowboys: You Broke My Heart

Ok Cowboys Nation, the mandatory 48 hours of disbelief have passed and now we are in the anger stage, correct? If you’re unfamiliar, I’m referring to the five stages of grief. Denial,…

January 17, 2024, 11:00 am

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Are you mad as hell yet, Cowboys fans?

In the 1976 film, Network, UBS anchor Howard Beale tells his viewers that “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” With 1:50 left in the first…

January 15, 2024, 9:00 am

Another Cowboys' Season Ends In Heartbreak at the Hands of the Packers

Game Coverage

by Mario Herrera Jr.

Another Cowboys’ Season Ends In Heartbreak at the Hands of the Packers

Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones called tails to win the toss, and HC Matt LeFleur chose to receive the opening kickoff. 1st Quarter The Packers started from their own 25 yard…

January 14, 2024, 6:50 pm

Halftime Report: Packers Lead Cowboys 21-0

Game Coverage

by Shane Taylor

Halftime Report: Packers Lead Cowboys 28-7

After the first two quarters of the wild card match up between the Cowboys and Packers, Green Bay leads Dallas 28-7. The Dallas Cowboys are absolutely getting pushed around, and Dak Prescott…

January 14, 2024, 5:03 pm

A football player in a white and blue uniform runs with the ball while being chased by an opponent in a blue and green uniform.

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys have all-time winning record in Wild Card round

The Dallas Cowboys come into today’s Wild Card round playoff game with an 8-6 record in the first round all-time. A Wild Card team was added to the playoffs in 1970, after…

January 14, 2024, 9:00 am

Cowboys vs Packers -- Over/Under Reactions

Game Coverage

by Mario Herrera Jr.

The Wildcard Round Injury Report: Cowboys vs Packers

As we now enter the tournament section of the 2023 NFL season, the decision-making on players suffering from minor injuries or ailments changes. If a player has a sore ankle or hamstring…

January 13, 2024, 1:00 pm

3 Bold Predictions For the Cowboys' Wildcard Matchup

Game Coverage

by Mario Herrera Jr.

3 Bold Predictions For the Cowboys’ Wildcard Matchup

Cowboys Nation is giddy with anticipation as we are now just two days away from the start of the Dallas Cowboys 2023 season playoff run. As the #2 seed, Dallas hosts the…

January 13, 2024, 9:00 am

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

AI, human agree on Cowboys’ pick in battle of Wild Card prognosticators

ESPN’s computer is out with its predictions of this weekend’s wild card playoff games. The computer model, also known as The Football Power Index, has crunched its numbers and made its picks.…

January 12, 2024, 9:00 am

NFC East

by Richard Paolinelli

Eagles hold comfortable NFC East lead at midway point

The Eagles held on for dear life on Sunday and now enjoy a 2.5-game lead in the NFC East over Dallas. The Commanders are 3.5 games back and the fading Giants are…

November 7, 2023, 6:00 am

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

1975: Cowboys rebounded with a vengeance

The Dallas Cowboys wasted little time shaking off the disappointment of the 1974 season. They literally had a monster draft in the spring of 1975. Or, should we say “Manster” draft? With…

July 24, 2023, 6:00 am

Game Coverage

by Jazz Monet

DAL 31, TB 14: Cowboys defeat Bucs for 1st playoff road win since the 1992 season

Coming into tonight’s game, the Dallas Cowboys hadn’t won a road playoff game since the 1992 season. Tom Brady was a perfect 7-0 against the Cowboys during his NFL career. Even Dallas…

January 16, 2023, 10:44 pm

Game Coverage

by Jazz Monet

Halftime Report: Cowboys display dominance, lead Bucs 18 – 0 at halftime

Even though the Cowboys are a far better team on paper, there was a lot of debate going into this game about whether Dallas or Tampa Bay should be the favored team.…

January 16, 2023, 8:43 pm

Cowboys

by Sean Martin

Cowboys Legends Troy Aikman, Drew Pearson Critical of Cowboys Offense in WC Loss

With each year the Cowboys streak of playoff failures continue, former players and coaches that helped deliver five Super Bowls to Dallas become more vocal about what’s holding this team back from…

January 21, 2022, 7:00 am

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Wild Card Round

Previewing Day 2 of the NFL Wild Card Weekend Slate

Highlighting the NFL’s 2 Saturday Wild Card Matchups

At 6% Playoff Odds, Dallas Must Run the Table

The 2025 NFC Playoff Window Still Open After Vegas Win

A few wild card surprises this week

Pigskin prognostication: Picking the wild card winners

Presidential elections & the Dallas Cowboys: An Historical Analysis

Trying To Make Sense of the Latest Cowboys’ Playoff Loss

A Letter To the Dallas Cowboys: You Broke My Heart

Are you mad as hell yet, Cowboys fans?

Another Cowboys’ Season Ends In Heartbreak at the Hands of the Packers

Halftime Report: Packers Lead Cowboys 28-7

Cowboys have all-time winning record in Wild Card round

The Wildcard Round Injury Report: Cowboys vs Packers

3 Bold Predictions For the Cowboys’ Wildcard Matchup

AI, human agree on Cowboys’ pick in battle of Wild Card prognosticators

Eagles hold comfortable NFC East lead at midway point

1975: Cowboys rebounded with a vengeance

DAL 31, TB 14: Cowboys defeat Bucs for 1st playoff road win since the 1992 season

Halftime Report: Cowboys display dominance, lead Bucs 18 – 0 at halftime

Cowboys Legends Troy Aikman, Drew Pearson Critical of Cowboys Offense in WC Loss

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